January Featured Artists

Basscore Metal Band From Cremona

Biography

"Godzilla Loves Lemon Trees is a Basscore Metal Band From Cremona (Italy) #NoGuitarsAllowed.

The band is a duo, which consists of Luca, who plays the 7 string bass guitar, and Ded, the voice and lyrical theme. Luca is an avid fan of Iron Maiden, his idol is Steve Harris! Not only does Luca draw his musical influence from Iron Maiden, but from Tool, Meshuggash, and Mastodon, in which he was part of a very powerful tribute band. Ded, a self professed "Maggot", draws his musical influence from artists such as Korn and Cradle of Filth. He was so captivated by the talent of Dani Filth's style that he wanted to embody it in his vocal styling, but added his own personal touch and attributes his style to other death metal vocals and phrasing, even discovering the genre deathcore with Whitechapel during this journey. Now Ded takes pride in his own unique sound as the vocalist of Godzilla Loves Lemon Trees., as well as, Abdominal Rupture, which is a Deathcore internet project which features the incredibly talented Ezekiel "Slashmouth" Miller. Ded is also the vocalist in the Melodic Hardcore / Metalcore band, Call It A Plan, which he will be taking to the stage for live shows in 2k17. He also just became the vocalist of Atomic Factory, an Industrial Djent band guided by a beautiful person, more information will be released regarding this project during the new year.

Luca and Ded were introduced to each other by the guitarist of Embryo, a symphonic death metal band from Cremona, and couldn't be more grateful. At the time Ded was looking for a band and Luca, and another guitarist, were looking for a vocalist and drummer, so they got in touch and tried to compose something with the djent influence. But due to setbacks and circumstances beyond their control, they were left without a guitarist. In the meantime Ded found a band online called Extinction Level Event who were composing and playing djent with 3 fat bass guitars and a sound that was so heavy it was soul crushing, calling their genre CLANK. With their new found respect for the CLANK way, and the help of Ded's friend, Danilo Arisi, the bassist of Avelion, and HellCircles influence in composing, Luca and Ded decided to proceed with the project without a guitarist, and Basscore was born.

Godzilla Loves Lemon Trees doesn't have a particular meaning...they wanted a unique name, something that would make an impression, create an urge to listen to the music, and make it impossible to forget. Which they say mission accomplished with Godzilla Loves Lemon Trees. The lyrical theme is about monsters and humanity, the irony of humanity and how it can been seen through the eyes of different monsters... There will be alot of music created with a variety of monsters, the first is the Kaiju, a lesser known monster, to the classical and mighty Cthulhu.

In the meantime, Ded met the bass guru, Fabiano 'Bass Guitar Hero' Andreacchio, who is involved in such bands as his personal project Fabiano Andreacchio & The Atomic Factory and Gory Blister, and is producer of Jack In The Box Productions. With his belief in their music and teachings, they decided to put their art in his hands... They discussed their ideas for the direction of the music and Fabiano helped guide to make their ideas a reality... While Extinction Level Event really inspired and helped them realize their musical direction they want to create their own sound and musical path where it is clear that basses are the spotlight and are 100% Basscore. They want to leave a legacy where Godzilla Loves Lemon Trees is known for being unique and no guitars are allowed.

Their single Kaiju is a trial to get feedback from the people. They are experimenting with other sounds and adjustments for the next material...which is ready! So this 2k17 will be a great a year and they hope to receive positive feedback for their work and their passion!"

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